diff --git a/scripts/refresh-openclawtest-poc.sh b/scripts/refresh-openclawtest-poc.sh
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+++ b/scripts/refresh-openclawtest-poc.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+OPENCLAWTEST_HOME="/home/openclawtest"
+OPENCLAW_DIST="${OPENCLAWTEST_HOME}/.nvm/versions/node/v22.22.2/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist"
+OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR="${OPENCLAWTEST_HOME}/.openclaw"
+
+echo "== refresh openclawtest PoC =="
+
+sudo bash "$(dirname "$0")/apply-openclaw-poc-patch.sh" "${OPENCLAW_DIST}"
+
+sudo -u openclawtest -H bash -lc '
+  export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1001
+  export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1001/bus
+  export OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR="$HOME/.openclaw"
+  export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
+  . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
+  nvm use 22 >/dev/null
+  openclaw gateway restart >/tmp/rec-restart-live.out 2>/tmp/rec-restart-live.err
+  sleep 4
+  openclaw gateway status --json
+'
+
+echo
+echo "PoC refresh complete."
+echo "Next: use verify-openclaw-poc.sh against the live state/dist paths."